She Did It Again!

I can't believe it! I don't understand it! Why would she lie to me about reading a book? Again?

OK. This morning Hayden gave me a book that he finished last night. Tonight I walk into Meredith's room and she hands me the same book and tells me she finished it. Ummmm....When? I know for a fact she hasn't read all day long. So I asked her what it was about. She says, "Umm, that monster?"

Yeah. Right.

That also reminded me that I meant to ask her about the Baby-sitters Club book. It was over 200 pages and I told John to remind me to ask her what it was about because I was suspicious about that one too. Normally, she doesn't read books that long.

Yep. Didn't read that book either.

All those Goosebumps books she checked out because Hayden told her they were too scary for her (I told her that too) but she wanted to disprove him. She'd hand me one of those in the morning and tell me she read it.

Didn't read any of those either.

Mommy got really mad! I hate being lied to. At least when they're lying to me because they don't want to get in trouble, I can understand that. That makes me mad too but I understand that.

Why would you lie about reading a book you didn't read? What purpose does that serve? I've already told her I don't care if she doesn't like a book, it's okay to not read it and just take it back to the library. I've got one of those books right now. I think I would like it but I just don't feel like reading it.

So I got to spend 10 minutes trying to get the truth out of her. The longer it took, the madder I got. I finally got the truth and then had to just walk away for awhile. When I went back, I advised her that from now on, she would have to give me a report on every book she tells me she read. I advised her that she is not ever to allowed to lie to me again. Not ever in her entire life. And if she lies to me again, something bad will happen.

Now if you'll excuse me, I have to go delete a bunch of books off her Goodreads account.